Idioms for hot

Origin of hot

before 1000; 1920–25 for def 23; Middle English ho(o)t, Old English hāt; cognate with Dutch heet, Old Norse heitr, Swedish het, Danish hed, German heiss

OTHER WORDS FROM hot

British Dictionary definitions for hot and bothered

hot
/ (hɒt) /

adjective hotter or hottest

adverb

in a hot manner; hotly
See also hots, hot up

Derived forms of hot

hotly, adverb hotness, noun

Word Origin for hot

Old English hāt; related to Old High German heiz, Old Norse heitr, Gothic heito fever

Idioms and Phrases with hot and bothered (1 of 2)

hot and bothered

In a state of agitated excitement, flustered, as in She was all hot and bothered before her big opening. [c. 1920]

Idioms and Phrases with hot and bothered (2 of 2)

hot